A lot of ignorant Westerners are going to be shocked at what kind of society emerges in Iran after the fall of the Islamic Republic. It will be the world's MOST secular country, extremely progress-oriented, cosmopolitan, with women more empowered and educated than in the West.

Trois peuples attendent la chute du régime islamiste et terroriste des mollahs de Téhéran. Les Iraniens, écrasés par un régime obscurantiste et sanguinaire. Les Libanais, otages du Hezbollah, milice iranienne qui a ruiné l’État sous le faux prétexte de la “résistance”. Les

Beirut, Lebanon

Didier Maestro!

🚨🇮🇷 IRANIAN WOMEN DANCE WITHOUT HIJABS IN TEHRAN The uprising just reached a while new level. They were spinning, flipping their hair around, and not hiding it. And it was happening right in front of the building that runs the country’s electricity. Souce: dahlia kurtz ✡︎ דליה קורץ

I personally don't find the "Mossad protesters" accusation annoying anymore. Then again, if no one is accusing anyone of being Mossad, is it really a Middle Eastern uprising? :)

That’s because the ambulances are used to kidnap protesters, and those “Mosques” are not houses of God but revolutionary centres with Basij camps.

This is how seahorses give birth!!

The fact that Iranian officials are happy to go on the record that they have killed 2,000 people in this wave of protests suggests that the real figure is substantially higher.

I outgrew idealism long ago. I no longer expect utopias or historical justice. What I did not expect was this: that mass bombings and mass executions of civilians would become administrable events, processed through press releases, diplomatic language, and carefully calibrated

This is not about fear of war or chaos. It is about fear of competition. A prosperous, stable Iran is a strategic and economic threat to several regional economies, most notably Saudi Arabia and Turkey. This has been openly acknowledged before by Reza Pahlavi, who has

Grey Heron #birding GONHS Gibraltar

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.“ - Frederick Douglass

This is how you handle a hostile interviewer.

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have drafted a trilateral agreement under which an attack on one will be considered an attack on all.

An Explorer in Icy Waters: POLAR EXPLORER ⚓️ Currently on duty in the challenging conditions of the Gulf of Bothnia! Living up to her name, this special vessel continues her offshore operations under the Swedish flag. 🇸🇪 With a length of 78 meters, this "Multi Purpose" giant is

Cool seeing them take off! China is another level!

On dirait une mauvaise télé réalité

On January 14, 2026, the multipurpose cargo ship Maria Francisca (IMO 9235361) suffered a cargo shift and lost a "significant number" of containers overboard while navigating through a storm off the coast of Aveiro, Portugal.

Here are a few figures I wanted to share from recent Eurostat data Over Q3, nearly 60% of EU #LNG imports came from the US. #Russia still accounted for 12.7% despite sanctions, with Algeria at 7.7%. On pipeline gas, Norway clearly remains the backbone of EU supply,